It's been way to long I know!!!

Ok so quick update.... I switched job positions so I am not available to get to blog at work anymore...So we are trying to decide if we are going to break down and get the internet hooked up at the house...anyways...Dean's check ups are going great!!! He is doing so much better...We have compleated the 4th session of Chelation medication....Those 3 days are pretty rough...most of the time Dean is really tired, and breaks out in a bad rash but hopefully that is all working and we are getting the toxins out of his body....on FEBRUARY 26 2008 across from Taco Bell in the old carteret news times building there is going to be an art show from all over the county of the schools grades k-12 and DEAN GOT SELECTED!!!!!! I have no idea what he drew or that he was even interested in art so I am so excited to see what it is.....
The kids got bunk beds this past week and they love them they are the kind with the stairs instead of a ladder...but you can't tell sissy its a bed she calls it her castle...Dean actually likes sleeping in his room now, so hopefully Richard and I will have our bedroom back soon......

I am really excited about the calling I have recieved...I am an Assistant Teacher in Primary now...it is so much fun...I was really nervous because everything is all so new to me still but I love learning more and more and its great to be able to see things in kids perspectives.....One of my kids, Caysen, she is so smart....I don't think that we have asked her one thing that she didn't know....They are all really great and I have the best time with them...

so here is my update for now
if i think of anything else Ill try to post it
and try to keep more updates coming sooner

the far far away doctor's report

So, we went to see Dr. Harum yesterday. She is Dean's Autistic Specialist. She gave us really good news about the toxins since they screened his urine and compared it with the hair sample she thinks that the hair sample could have been a false positive and we are doing that again. We have increased some of his medicines, changed some, and added some but all in all he is really good at taking the medicine. We will see how this goes and see if it helps with his focusing. That right now seems to be where the biggest problem is. So, I'm off for now and will update next month on the doctor reports when we go back for the results. By then, the TEACCH sessions will have started.

TEACCH HERE WE COME!!!

So we have decided on the dates for Dean's (and our) therapy sessions and we go back to the "far far away doctor" on nov 6th to see about the toxin reports. Dean bless his heart has been having a really hard time at school lately. Mainly I think it is because they are trying to do his routine a much different way than what he is used to. They had so many great implemets last year, and since they have a new Resource teacher this year she has taken all of those things away.. (i.e. the sit and spin, the picture cues for him to understand things ect.) I have no idea what she is thinking.......And to tell you the truth, I'm not that impressed either.....we have tried to get an iep meeting set up so we can discuss this and her remark (the resource teacher) was ...."That requires much more paperwork than an regular confrence meeting so we should just have that" WHAT?!?

ok so enough ranting right now
last week we took the kids to Wilmington, and went to the children's museum and the rail road museum...well anyone that knows Dean knows he LOVES trains...so, he has been asking for the steam train all week long.
So he asked us if he could go to see the steam trains next time he sees the
far far away doctor. too cute

and the answer was yes of course!!

birthday

Dean's 6th birthday was on Monday the 22nd, and we had his party Friday the 26th @ Dairy Queen. It was really fun and he had a great time. I really enjoy having his birthday parties there because

1) Someone else does the cooking and cleaning, and preparing,
2) I can actually ENJOY the party and the guests without having to run around like a chicken with my head cut off

so anyway fun was had by all

I am Unique!!!!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 1 or fewer people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Brand New

So, I am now officially a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I must say already my life has been compleatly transformed. Not only is my relationship with Heavenly Father better, but so is my relationship with my husband, my kids, my family and even here at work is just so much better. At my baptism, I was asked to give my testimony if I wanted to. I thought I would be so nervous, but, I wasn't. It felt like I had this surge of energy all through my body. All that day I felt compleatly at peace and clean. I have been able to tackle obsticles head on instead of worrying about them until it drives me bonkers. All I can say is that, I feel so much better about everything.

I've been thinking a lot about my dad during these past few weeks, and the work that needs to be done for him here. I cannot wait for that to begin. I feel so much more at peace about him passing. Before I thought I had lost him forever and that when I pass away I would know him but not KNOW KNOW him. I have learned now that is compleatly false.

Dean has been doing great this past few months and Lily and Dean have been starting to ask to go to church. Let me say that is a wonderful feeling. Lily has decided that she is supposed to run around like crazy during Sacrement Meeting. So, I end up having to take her out. Then, she decides to be good out in the lobby area. So, I try to take her back in, and the whole cycle starts over again. I even have snacks, coloring books, a babydoll, anything I can think of that would keep her occupied. So, I am open to suggestions if anyone has any....I am sure I'm not the first one for this to happen to.

storm clouds and rain and a lawn mower

this was taken about a year ago but i love the pic and just had to add it....

I must admit I might be a little biased but sometimes Dean can say the funniest and cutest little things....case in point..

Dean: Mama I see a storm cloud (looking up at the sky)
Me: you do?
Dean: yeah that means its gonna rain, we cant go play until its a sunshine cloud again...

next day :
Dean: mama its a sunshine cloud today we can play!

(BIG BIG thing for him) cause and effect and recognition!!!!!!

at school yesterday Ms. Damren got so tickled at Dean :

Dean is very very attentive to any type of outside machinery
someone was outside on the school yard mowing the grass and Dean was sitting with Ms. Gina practicing writing some numbers....well he heard the mower....got up ran to the window and watched the lawn mower until he couldn't see it again
next thing you know he's going back to his seat to do more numbers again until.....
he hears the mower again....she said he kept watching until he could not see it anymore and then went back and finished his numbers... at least he knew to go back and finish his work hahaha